Description

Original antique engraving of Cambridge from the West Side.

In the field in the foreground, people harvest the crop. You can see the skyline of Cambridge in the background. It it numbered with a key at the bottom detailing which building is where.

Drawn by Johannes Kip for James Beverell’s ‘Les Delices de la Grande Bretagne et de L’Irlande’, an eight volume series depicting a variety of views from across the United Kingdom, including those of royal palaces, stately homes, cathedrals, and naval towns. Two volumes were dedicated solely to Oxford and Cambridge, consisting of plates of the colleges.

Published 1707.